Malva sylvestris 'Windsor Castle'
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MALLOW
Family: Malvaceae.
GROWING GUIDE
Geographic Origin:
Garden.
Plant Group:
Perennial.
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Mature size: Height: 36-48 inches (1-1.2 m).
Flowering period: Summer into fall.
Flowering attributes: Two inches wide (5 cm), purple with dark purple veining.
Leaf attributes: Heart-shaped, 3 to 7 lobes, green leaves.
Growth habit: Erect growth.
Light: Full sun.
Soil: Moist, but well-drained, average soil.
Propagation Methods: Sow in situ early spring to early summer. | Root basal cuttings in spring.
Rainy Side Notes
A hollyhock relative with a bushier, stockier growth. Will need staking or it will flop over (which it does in my garden, hugging the small rhododendrons). It blooms all summer and as I write this in November it's still blooming and probably will keep on blooming until the first hard frost hits it.
Debra Teachout-Teashon
Photographed in author's garden.
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